This was by far the best episode of the show, and honestly, there is no surprise why. We finally got Martin and Louisa together!!
To be honest, even if this episode didn’t end up with Martin and Louisa coming together, I think this would still have been the best episode of the show so far.
I really liked the baseline of the Battle of Port Wenn and seeing everyone be in costume; honestly, this town must have an insane amount of money put aside just for town events, and that makes me laugh so much.
It also seems like the perfect town to live in.
Everything that happened at the start of this episode ended up coming back around towards the end, which meant that we got to see little arcs for each of the characters that we love.
Starting with Elaine and Al’s storyline. I thought that this was a super sweet way to see them getting ready to leave the town. We have seen glimpses of them being nervous about whether New York would work or not, but this was a nice twist on those feelings. That maybe leaving the town and the people that they love might not be as easy as they thought it would be. I don’t know when they are actually leaving (or if they do), but I do hope we get to see them explore these hesitant feelings more.
I also think that Bert being the one to make them recognise it was so great. After everything they were trying to do to make him feel okay after they had gone was realistically just a way of avoiding the way that they subconsciously felt. Their last moment of the episode where they leaned on each other watching the fireworks was so cute.
Mark, as always, was an absolute scene stealer. Every single time we saw him in this episode made me smile. His gun twirling and shooting himself at the end was classic Mark (and also incredibly impressive skills).
“Love Is A Battlefield” – BEST MEDICINE. Pictured: Josh Segarra as Mark Mylow Photo: Francisco Roman/Fox
My favourite moment, however, was him not being okay with Parker and Louisa dating. Yes, we got the very funny moment of him staring down Parker, but seeing him be happy for Martin and Louisa was what made me love his character so much. It wasn’t that he was still pining for Louisa; it’s that he actually wants her to be with someone better than Parker. A very stark contrast from last season when he saw them kiss before.
Parker is honestly an awful person, and sadly I don’t think that his storyline is going to be over because there is no way that he is going to give Martin a good review after what went down between them. He also definitely does not love Louisa, and I am pretty sure he only wanted to be with her to make Martin jealous.
I think one of the best scenes of the episode was Louisa confronting Parker on his threat to Martin. Even though she freaked out with Martin, it was so clear that she knew that Martin would never lie to her about that or try to get in the middle of her relationship on false pretences.
Quick side note: Martin saying “Do not talk to dumb dumb that way” made me burst out laughing. I was invested in their fight, but that just made me so happy to hear. The fact that he listens to Elaine and even calls him dumb dumb too was perfect.
That last scene between Martin and Louisa has pretty much been building up since the first episode of the show, and I can safely say that it was worth the wait. I loved every single moment of it. We have always had to rely on the subtext between these two, and now we finally get a definitive answer on what they both want.
The frustration from both of them in the moment was perfect. I am so excited to see where we pick up next episode. Can’t wait to see the era of Martin and Louisa as a couple.